The Westgate School
Cippenham Lane, Slough, SL1 5AH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE WESTGATE SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Jonathon Gargan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- Slough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,400
- Pupils on roll
- 1,273
- URN
- 138012
- Local authority
- Slough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01753521320
About this school
The Westgate School is a secondary academy in Slough. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,273 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Westgate School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 231 | 234 | 229 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.3 | 45.7 | 40.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.01 -0.20 to +0.18 | +0.12 -0.07 to +0.31 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% | 47.4% | 34.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 67.9% | 59.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 6% | 14.1% | 18.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Westgate School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Slough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43.3 | 53.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.7 | 55.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40.6 | 55.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,338 |
| 2023/24 | 1,326 |
| 2024/25 | 1,284 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Westgate School compares
The Westgate School ranked 12th of 15 secondary schools in Slough for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 40% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40.6 | 10% | 25.4% | 1,273 | — |
| Eden Girls' School, Slough | 59.4 | 5.4% | 26.7% | 613 | 0.4 miles |
| Herschel Grammar School | 75.8 | 5.7% | 7.9% | 1,062 | 0.8 miles |
| Baylis Court School | 51.7 | 7.9% | 31.5% | 921 | 1.2 miles |
| Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College | 42.1 | 6.4% | 33.3% | 1,196 | 1.3 miles |
| Beechwood School | 36 | 12.8% | 41.3% | 838 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.38%
- English as an additional language
- 29.8%
- Overall absence
- 10%
- Persistent absence
- 30.84%
Location
Nearby schools
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Eden Girls' School, Slough0.4 miles
Secondary · Slough
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Herschel Grammar School0.8 miles
Secondary · Slough
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Baylis Court School1.2 miles
Secondary · Slough
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Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College1.3 miles
Secondary · Slough
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Beechwood School1.6 miles
Secondary · Slough
Other schools in Slough
The Westgate School ranks 13th of the 16 ranked secondary schools in Slough.
- Baylis Court School Secondary
- Beechwood School Secondary
- Burnham Grammar School Secondary
- Churchmead Church of England (VA) School Secondary
- Ditton Park Academy Secondary
- Eden Girls' School, Slough Secondary
- Herschel Grammar School Secondary
- Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy Secondary
- Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College Secondary
- St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School Secondary
- St Joseph's Catholic High School Secondary
- The Langley Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does The Westgate School teach?
- The Westgate School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Slough.
- Who is the headteacher of The Westgate School?
- The headteacher of The Westgate School is Mr Jonathon Gargan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Westgate School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Westgate School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The Westgate School?
- The Westgate School has 1,273 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Westgate School full?
- The Westgate School has capacity for 1,400 pupils and 1,273 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Westgate School a faith school?
- No. The Westgate School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Westgate School a selective school?
- No. The Westgate School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The Westgate School part of an academy trust?
- The Westgate School is part of THE WESTGATE SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Westgate School have?
- The schools register lists The Westgate School's special educational needs provision as: PD - Physical Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Westgate School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.3 in 2022/23 and 40.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Westgate School compare with other schools in Slough?
- The Westgate School ranked 12th of 15 secondary schools in Slough for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 40% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Westgate School's absence rate?
- The Westgate School's overall absence rate is 10% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Westgate School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Westgate School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.